SUBALTERN


Meaning of SUBALTERN in English

n. & adj.

--n. Brit. Mil. an officer below the rank of captain, esp. a second lieutenant.

--adj.

1. of inferior rank.

2 Logic (of a proposition) particular, not universal.

Etymology: LL subalternus f. alternus ALTERNATE adj.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.